The history of distance education at UBC
Beninger, K. (2010) Going the distance - the beginnings of distance education at UBC UBC e-Strategy Newsletter, February
As part of the celebrations of 60...
More on the Chronicle’s virtual world article
I know that if you write a blog, you will get criticism, and it's been a good week for that, what with the Tapscott...
From computer mediated communication to web-based conferencing
McCrea, B. (2010) Getting face-to-face with distance education Campus Technology, February 17.
Another really interesting article. If online teaching has a 'birth', it was at...
From Second Life to authentic educational Virtual Worlds?
Young, J. (2010) After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds Chronicle of Higher Education, February 14
This excellent article looks at...
Further news on games
Thanks to Natasha Boskic for this:
Doh, J. (2010). Centian is looking forward to playing with humans again. ARGNet, Alternate Reality Gaming Network, February 14,...
A critique of Tapscott and William’s views on university reform
Tapscott, D. and Williams, A. (2010) Innovating the 21st century university: It's Time Educause Review, Vol. 45, No. 1
First of all, thanks to both...
Learning technologies in engineering education
Regular readers will know that I believe that 'real' engineering is one of the tougher areas for e-learning, because of the need for hands-on...
Research into online teacher education
Eduventures (2009) Where Teacher Education and Online Programming Meet: Supporting Field Experiences in Online Initial Teacher Licensure Programs Boston MA: Eduventures Inc
This study by...
Five reasons why the iPad won’t change higher education
Slattery, B. (2010) Five reasons why the iPad won't change higher education PC News, February 3
As a dedicated Mac user, in fairness I am...
More news on educational games – and conferences
Thanks to Natasha Boskic for this:
Amazon.com has published a list of Bestsellers in Video Games for 2009.
Jamie Madigan published an interesting article on her...